Settings Integration: These values serve as defaults for the calculator. Changing these settings will not override custom values already entered in the calculator unless specifically notified.
⚙️ Equipment Mechanism Preferences
Coming Soon: This feature is currently under development and will be available in a future release. Default preferences are being used.
🔧 Equipment Maintenance Rates
Configure maintenance cost parameters for different equipment types.
These settings affect ongoing repair and maintenance cost calculations.
| Equipment Type |
Base Repair Rate |
Age Multiplier |
Complexity Factor |
Est. Hours/Year* |
Actions |
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*Hours/Year is used for estimating maintenance costs on the Equipment page. Actual operating hours will be calculated based on field operations and task assignments.
⛽ Fuel Load Factors (Tractor-Powered Equipment)
Load factors represent the percentage of rated power used during operation.
These apply ONLY to tractor-powered equipment.
| Equipment Type |
Load Factor |
Description |
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Load Factor Guide:
High load (0.75-0.85): Heavy soil work.
Medium (0.65-0.75): Standard operations.
Low (0.25-0.40): Idling/light transport.
Very low (0.05-0.20): Intermittent PTO work.
Settings Integration: These values serve as defaults for the calculator. Changing these settings will not override custom values already entered in the calculator unless specifically notified.
Settings Integration: These values serve as defaults for the calculator. Changing these settings will not override custom values already entered in the calculator unless specifically notified.
Settings Integration: These values serve as defaults for the calculator. Changing these settings will not override custom values already entered in the calculator unless specifically notified.
🌧️ Environmental Zones
Configure weed burden indices for each rainfall zone. These affect spot spray chemical application rates during fallow spraying operations.
Rainfall Zone
Weed Burden Index
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📦 Bale Sizes
Configure bale weights for rate-based equipment calculations. Bale dimensions are reference data and cannot be edited.
| Type |
Display Name |
Category |
Size |
Metric |
Weight (kg) |
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⚡ Operational Parameters
Equipment efficiencies and working speeds loaded from equipment registry. Only shows equipment types enabled in Equipment Preferences. ASABE Field Efficiency ranges provided in brackets where available.
Settings Integration: These values serve as defaults for the calculator. Changing these settings will not override custom values already entered in the calculator unless specifically notified.